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Marilyn Monroe in the after party of RFK birthday in the house of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim, New York, 19 of May of 1962

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Marilyn Monroe in the after party of RFK birthday in the house of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim, New York, 19 of May of 1962

US Soldiers of C Company, 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion pose with a 3 year old Russian child as other Russians crowd into the photo. These Russians, used as slave labor by the Nazis, have just been freed by the US Ninth Army near Herten, Germany. April 15, 1945.

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US Soldiers of C Company, 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion pose with a 3 year old Russian child as other Russians crowd into the photo. These Russians, used as slave labor by the Nazis, have just been freed by the US Ninth Army near Herten, Germany. April 15, 1945.

A “donkey puncher” on the job in a gyppo logging operation in Tillamook County, Oregon, USA, October 1941

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A “donkey puncher” on the job in a gyppo logging operation in Tillamook County, Oregon, USA, October 1941

Australian soldiers pose with a captured Turkish sniper disguised as a cannabis bush. Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 1916

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Australian soldiers pose with a captured Turkish sniper disguised as a cannabis bush. Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 1916

Photo of Janet Johnson preparing to climb Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, in 1973.

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Photo of Janet Johnson preparing to climb Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, in 1973.

Blindfolded Australian commando Sergeant Leonard Siffleet with Private (Pte) Pattiwahl and Pte Reharin, Ambonese members of the Dutch East Indies Forces, before they were executed by Japanese forces after they were captured behind enemy lines. Aitape, New Guinea. 24 October 1943

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Blindfolded Australian commando Sergeant Leonard Siffleet with Private (Pte) Pattiwahl and Pte Reharin, Ambonese members of the Dutch East Indies Forces, before they were executed by Japanese forces after they were captured behind enemy lines. Aitape, New Guinea. 24 October 1943

The dome and mausoleum of Sultan Az-Zahir Qansuh Al-Ashrafi, 1858 Cairo

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The dome and mausoleum of Sultan Az-Zahir Qansuh Al-Ashrafi, 1858 Cairo

German Gebirgsjäger training in the mountains, late 1930's

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German Gebirgsjäger training in the mountains, late 1930's

U.S. soldiers dig anti-aircraft machine gun posts in the ruins of Dulag, Leyte Island, the Philippines. 22 October 1944

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U.S. soldiers dig anti-aircraft machine gun posts in the ruins of Dulag, Leyte Island, the Philippines. 22 October 1944

Members of the Kings African Rifles posing with a captured Japanese flag, Burma, 1945

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Members of the Kings African Rifles posing with a captured Japanese flag, Burma, 1945

A SR-71B Blackbird, flown by the Dryden Flight Research Center as NASA 831, flies over the Sierra Nevada, California. December 1994

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A SR-71B Blackbird, flown by the Dryden Flight Research Center as NASA 831, flies over the Sierra Nevada, California. December 1994

1944 Pulitzer Prize for Photography winner, dead soldiers at a destroyed pillbox following the Battle of Tarawa (Gilbert Islands). 11-Nov-1943. Photo: Frank Filan

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1944 Pulitzer Prize for Photography winner, dead soldiers at a destroyed pillbox following the Battle of Tarawa (Gilbert Islands). 11-Nov-1943. Photo: Frank Filan

Mexican revolution soldadera (Female soldier) before being ship to battle in train, stares down the camera, Mexico, 1914

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Mexican revolution soldadera (Female soldier) before being ship to battle in train, stares down the camera, Mexico, 1914

Rohingya refugees in a camp in southern Bangladesh in 1992. Shortly earlier, the Burmese army carried out operation "Clean and Beautiful Nation", which displaced over 200 000 Muslims, but failed to stop the Rohingya guerrillas.

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Rohingya refugees in a camp in southern Bangladesh in 1992. Shortly earlier, the Burmese army carried out operation "Clean and Beautiful Nation", which displaced over 200 000 Muslims, but failed to stop the Rohingya guerrillas.

Photograph taken from the RCA building in Manhattan, NY, 1952. (Photo by Ed Roseberry)

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Photograph taken from the RCA building in Manhattan, NY, 1952. (Photo by Ed Roseberry)

A mother and daughter hamming it up for the camera, ca 1900.

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A mother and daughter hamming it up for the camera, ca 1900.

Armed Klansmen sailing in Galveston Bay. Their goal was to intimidate the new Vietnamese fishermen who were fleeing communist Vietnam and settling in the area. 1979

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Armed Klansmen sailing in Galveston Bay. Their goal was to intimidate the new Vietnamese fishermen who were fleeing communist Vietnam and settling in the area. 1979

Driving lessons in the United States 1953

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Driving lessons in the United States 1953

31 of March of 1955, Marilyn Monroe rides an Asian elephant for the opening in Madision Square Garden of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in benefit of thee New York Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation

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31 of March of 1955, Marilyn Monroe rides an Asian elephant for the opening in Madision Square Garden of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in benefit of thee New York Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation

Boys playing air combat on a Parisian street in 1915. Photo by Leon Gimpel

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Boys playing air combat on a Parisian street in 1915. Photo by Leon Gimpel